Portable wire fence



' Sept. 1936. J. KUNDERT d 2,052,774

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Patented Sept. 1, 1936 starr-:s PATElsir .o1-ribs ragusa-'174 Iroar-ABLE WIRE'FENQE rohnlnunaert." Three Rivers-Mich. Applicants-March2, 1935, serial-N0. iansi.-

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This;inventionrelatesgtoimprovementsfimpoltable wirefence. Y

The'mainrobjectsqof the invention are:

-First, to :provide Aimprovedzpostand .means .-for supporting the.sections :of portable 2 tence soithat the same may be readily rolled upwithout injury to lthe web iof thev zfence.

Second, to provide such a fence with improved line post structure fromwhich the fence may be readily attached and detached without deformationof the strands of fence.

Objects pertaining to details of the structure will appear from thedescription to follow.

A preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing forming a part of the specification, in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevation view of a fence shown in broken sections, thebraces for the end posts being omitted.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, thedetachable post or bar for a cross fence being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the upper part ofone of the line posts on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing a detail forretaining the strand or" the ence in position on such line post.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail elevation view of the line post showing thecross arm for carrying the barbed wire and a special hook guard on theupper end of such line post to prevent the climbing of the fence.

Fig. 5 is a detail end View of a roll of the fence body or web after ithas been detached from the posts for storage or transportation.

The parts will be referred to by their numerals of reference which arethe same in all views.

I is the main post or end post of the fence to which the detachable endbars are secured. These are preferably tubular posts of metal and in useare braced or stayed in any well-known manner, the illustration of whichI have omitted because my invention does not pertain to the bracing ofthe posts. These posts are usually of four-inch diameter of iron orsteel pipe flanged at the bottom or set in concrete, or both, asdesired.

2 are the detachable end bars preferably made of two-inch pipe,preferably capped as are also `the main posts I. 3 are the crossadjusting bolts which connect the detachable bars to the end posts ofthe fence. There is a bolt at top and bottom and one or moreintermediate for the best results, with screw-threaded nuts or burrs onthe sides of the end posts for taking up slack .and adjusting lthe fenceiafter it has been installed.

4 isa web ofjpl-ain fwire fenceiormingf the fbottom Aportion of -thefence. The klongitudinal ',strandsf of-thefence'are'wrapped about thebars .2 which, .Cbeng -round andof considerable ,diam- ;eter,fserve ,asthe centers :of the A,rolls von .which the fence 4 can be rolled upreadily without any undue kinking, as seen in Fig. 5.

6 is a line post, one only being illustrated. These line posts areplaced in the line of fence at intervals of from one to two rods tosecure the best results. The posts 6 are of angle metal and are crossslotted at 6| to receive the longitudinal strands of any description.The strands of -fence are retained in place by inserting a lock rod orwire 'I downwardly through the angle of the post and within and inengagement with the fence strands, as seen in detail in Fig. 3.

I is a cross arm for supporting barbed wire II, which is bolted by oneor more bolts |0| to the upper portion of the line post 6. The outerends are notched at |02 to receive the strands of barbed wire. Thesestrands of barbed wire II are stretched along the top of the fence andsecured detachably at their ends by a loop near the top of thedetachable end bars or posts 2 and rest in the notches |02 in the endsof the arms I0.

The Wires are detachably retained by the hook members I2 which aredoubled like hairpins and inserted through perforations |03 in the saidarms ||I. The ends of the hook members are simply hooked around thebarbed Wire strand and, being of Wire, may be readily bent outward whenit is desired to detach the wires when removing the fence. The topbarbed Wire is secured to the line post by the same means as any otherfence strand and is removable when the rod or retainer wire 1 is drawnupwardly out of engagement.

At the right hand of Fig. 1, I have shown the end post as adapted to a.meeting of detachable fence sections and the bolts 3| are illustrated asextending entirely through the post I, securing the detachable bars ateach side, thus by simply using a longer bolt the portable sections offence are readily attached and removed.

While it is a great convenience to make use of the line posts, I haveillustrated, which support the fence ilat after detachment, in thisparticular relation, other detachable line posts would be availablewithout this advantage. The barbed wire strands may be omitted or may beused with any kind of fence desired.

In removing and transporting my improved fence, the bolts 3 are releasedand removed and the looped ends of the barbed wires are slipped off fromthe top of bars 2. The retaining wires 1 are Vthen withdrawn, releasingthe top barbed wire, and theweb of fence at the bottom of the lineposts. The Web of fence is then still supported dat and can be rolled upinto form indicated in Fig. 5. The barbed Wires'll can be released byundoing the fastening hooks I2 at the ends of the cross arms l0, and thebarbed wires can be coiled up separately. The cross arms HJ may beunbolted or not, as desired, the structure being very compact and theposts being capable of* being nested, Whether the arms are removed ornot. Of course, the barbed wires might be detached and taken out of theWay. bei`ore rolling the web.

Having thus described my? invention' whatV` I- claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patwent is:

1. A fence comprising an end post with detachable cross boltstherethrough, a cylindrical detachable end bar retained in position onthe end post by said cross bolts, a web of Wire fencing with thelongitudinal strands wrapped around said cylindrical detachable end barand adapted to roll thereon, an angle-shaped line post with lateralnotches through the angles to detachably support the strands of the Webof Wire fencing, and a removable lock rod disposed in the angle of saidline post for engagement with the said strands to retain them detachablyin position and to permit the ready rolling of the web of fencingtherefrom.

2. A fence 'comprising an end post with detachable cross boltstherethrough, a, cylindrical detachable end bar retained in position onthe end post by said cross bolts, a Web of Wire fencing with thelongitudinal strands Wrapped around said cylindrical detachable end barand adapted to roll thereon, and line posts with means to detachablysupport the strands of the web of Wire fencing to permit the readyrollingof the v3. A fence comprising in combination an end post support,a cylindrical detachable end bar with means for attaching it to saidpost, -a web 20 of rwire fencing with longitudinal strands wrappedaround said cylindrical end bar 'and adapted to roll thereon,intermediate line posts, and means for detachably securing the strandsof the web of Wire fencing to said line posts.

J OHN KUNDERT.

